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The Flower Man’s Daughter Gets Married

This past September Nicolien “Nikki” Bongaerts, daughter of Joost & Alexandra Bongaerts (owners of Florabundance Wholesale Flowers) married her love, Pete, in a beautiful, flower filled ceremony in Alta, Utah.

Florists’ Review Magazine shared the story of the wedding in their December 2018 issue. The article was written by Alicia Schwede of Flirty Fleurs who, along with Shawn Chamberlain of Flower Bar Co., were the principal floral designers of the wedding.

We are pleased to share the article with you here:

Florabundance Wholesale Flowers. Owner of Florabundance Wholesale Joost Bongaerts' daughter Nikki gets married in Alta, Utah. Floral designers for the event are Alicia Schwede of Flirty Fleurs and Bella Fiori and Shawn Chamberlain of Flower Bar. co.

Florabundance Wholesale Flowers. Owner of Florabundance Wholesale Joost Bongaerts' daughter Nikki gets married in Alta, Utah. Floral designers for the event are Alicia Schwede of Flirty Fleurs and Bella Fiori and Shawn Chamberlain of Flower Bar. co. -- Alicia adds stock to the flower lined ceremony aisle. For rehearsal dinner orange tulips are on display to signify the family's Dutch heritage.

Florabundance Wholesale Flowers. Owner of Florabundance Wholesale Joost Bongaerts' daughter Nikki gets married in Alta, Utah. Floral designers for the event are Alicia Schwede of Flirty Fleurs and Bella Fiori and Shawn Chamberlain of Flower Bar. co. After the wedding celebrations conclude floral designer Shawn of Full Bloom repurposes the flowers into vases and delivers them to Hospice Care Hospitals.

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